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Level 5 Heavy-Rain Warning Triggers Fukui Flooding, Landslides

8/31/2026

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Japan's weather agency issued a Level 5 heavy-rain warning for Fukui Prefecture on August 30, 2026.
Katsuyama recorded 376.5 mm of rain between August 28 night and 4 p.m. on August 30, a local record.
Nineteen rivers overflowed across Fukui, flooding roads, homes and triggering landslides.
Fukui Airport became unusable as runway-adjacent areas flooded.
Two people were injured, including a woman in her 30s who broke her leg in Sakai.

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Japan's weather agency issued a Level 5 heavy-rain warning for Fukui Prefecture on August 30, 2026.
Katsuyama recorded 376.5 mm of rain between August 28 night and 4 p.m. on August 30, a local record.
Nineteen rivers overflowed across Fukui, flooding roads, homes and triggering landslides.
Fukui Airport became unusable as runway-adjacent areas flooded.
Two people were injured, including a woman in her 30s who broke her leg in Sakai.